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How to Have a Relationship with Christ What is the way for us to have a relationship with God? Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me”. John 14:6 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. “For unless you believe that I am He, you shall die in your sins” John 8:24 24 I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will

Lamentations 3:25-26 (NLT) 25 The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him. 26 So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord. Life has its own timetable, and it doesn’t always follow our timetable. Therefore, life requires patience and a lot of it. I am sure we all can remember when this has happened. You might even be dealing with this right now. It can be very frustrating if we allow it and lose our patience. As Lamentations reminds u

Matthew 7:20 (NKJV) 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them. God’s Word teaches us the value of hard work. In Paul’s second letter to Thessalonians, Paul warns if any do not work, they should not eat. 2 Thessalonians 3:10 (NKJV) “For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.” God has created a world in which diligence is rewarded, but a sloth is not. So, whatever you do be committed to it and do it with vigor. In

Psalm 112:1 (NIV) Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands. We all want happiness, abundance, and contentment in our lives. We spend thousands trying to chase what the world says will provide these things. If everything was always favorable, then it would be easy to be happy and contented. But when circumstances are adverse and our plans go awry, we feel discouraged, depressed, or dismayed. The Apostle Paul, said “I have learned to be conten

John 14:1-3 1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. There is a worship song, “This World is not my Home” that is uplifting. The words talk about our future home in heaven, where we have had friends and

Proverbs 13:3(NLV) 3 “He who watches over his mouth keeps his life. He who opens his lips wide will be destroyed.” The world can be a difficult place, where many of us face an environment where it can be difficult to watch the words we say. How many times have you said something without thinking of the ramifications of what you just said and then it was too late to take them back? (Been there) Do we use our words to build people up or tear people down? As a believer, Paul sa

Psalm 37:4 (NIV) “Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart” We are so fortunate to be living life as a Christian. It is great to know that our sins are forgiven, and that we will spend eternity in heaven. Sure, it is great to look forward to heaven, but we should also enjoy living now. Our Heavenly Father gives us so many blessings to enjoy now on earth. It reminds me of a time I was witnessing to a young man who realized that he needed to acce

The Sky above proclaims God’s handiwork. God does not disappoint in the beauty He shows us in the evening sunset. Psalm 19:1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Terri and I on our travels try to find spots to watch the sunset in the evening. We have been lucky to watch the sun go down over some spectacular national landscapes. We have seen multiple sunsets at the Grand Canyon while the sun was

Consider your trials….count it all…what? James 1:2 “Count it all joy, when you meet trials of various kinds”. We can’t imagine that we can have troubles and be joyful at the same time. James says that we can. Let’s talk about joy. Joy is different from what we call happiness according to scripture Count it all joy isn’t saying, be happy about your trials. Happiness is a feeling that happens in your life. Happiness is a by-product when a lot of things turn out right. Joy ac

There is a lot of pressure to buy our way to happiness. We see it in our advertisements on TV. If I just had that car, that boat, that RV, or had that house on a lake with the private golf cart to drive around the community. Maybe even hang out at that cool beachfront resort then I know I would be happy. The world offers all kind of products to buy, which promises happiness. I will call it stuff. Solomon warns of the trap of buying stuff, it seems you never have enough. But i

Can you recall a time when God has prepared you for something that you were going to go through in the future? Our God is Omniscience, which is saying that God is all knowing including the past and the future. This happens in our lives probably more than we realize. When you do realize that this has happened to you it is another moment that gives you an opportunity to praise God. About 15 years ago I was involved in a ministry at the local Veterans Administration Nursing Hom

I have talked about God’s peace often, but the reason is God’s peace is a big part of a Christian’s life. We all have had issues that come up, which challenge the peace that God gives us. Many people are dealing with health issues, job issues, family issues, and life’s challenges. My friends and relatives have been hit hard with challenges lately, so these hit close to home. All these things put a serious challenge to us living in peace. But as a believer, we can have peace

Who do you work for? Sure, we can say I work for this company or that company. You might even work for yourself. Heck, I am retired, and my wife thinks I work for her😊. But have you really thought about who you work for? I always believed I worked for the Lord. I had a regular job, but I always believed the Lord provided me my job, so I tried to take that mindset to work. If you truly believe that the Lord is your provider, and He opened the doors for you to have your j

We all have a few scars in our lives. I am talking about more than the scar I have from my knee replacement. There are scars of broken relationships, lost loved ones, rejection from others, failures we have had. I could go on, but you get the drift. Healing doesn’t come easy. Sometimes our wounds have been there so long that it has become infected, and it affects other relationships in our lives. Sometimes the best way to heal a wound is to realize they exist and tell God abo

Humility and pride come from two different ends of the spectrum. Pride is a two-edged sword that can be a good thing and can be bad. I think we can all probably agree it is important to take pride in oneself, this helps motivate us to improve ourselves. A person can have a feeling of satisfaction over what we’ve accomplished. Many of my sport coaches I had growing up instilled in our team pride for doing our best. Even in the bible, the writer of Ecclesiastes in the Old Test

I am sure we have all heard about the battle within each of us between the “Flesh and the Spirit”. However, do we understand what this battle is? This is the battle that each one of us must fight daily. The bible tells us the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh. Galatians 5:17 17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each ot

Once we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior are we seeing a difference in our lifestyle? As a Christian we walk in a newness of life. Does our lifestyle exhibit a day-by-day commitment to live for Christ? Walking is often used in scripture as a symbol of the Christian life. John writes about our walk in 2 John and Paul talks about our walk in 1 Thessalonians. 2 John 1:6 6 And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginnin

We are an impatient people. When a crisis comes up and we take it to the Lord in prayer, we need to wait for His answer. For an example, we might pray to God about something then we try to figure a solution without waiting for God’s answer. My hand is up…. Guilty. Last year while traveling, I was given a crisis back home in Texas and I was in Montana. I took it to the Lord in prayer, asking for wisdom and discernment and basically to guide me to a solution. Throughout the day

The American Bald Eagle is the symbol for our country. Terri and I have seen a couple of eagles while out hiking in the Rockies. We were able to see one of them circle along Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park as the wind carried it then it perched on a tree. I was able to get a camera lens on it. For those who worked with me, you remember my icon on skype at work was the American Bald Eagle. In Isaiah 40 it talks about us soaring like eagles when we put our trust in the

翻译成中文是： “得救意味着什么？” 如果是在基督教语境中，这个问题通常指： “得救”：指人通过对耶稣基督的信仰，罪得到赦免，与上帝恢复关系，并获得永生。 因此整句话的意思是：“成为得救的人意味着什么？” 或 “得救的含义是什么？” 更完整一点的中文表达也可以是： “得救是什么意思？” “什么叫做得救？” 如果你愿意，我也可以解释一下基督教里“得救”通常包括哪些含义 《使徒行传》16:30–31（NIV）中文翻译 30 随后他领他们出来，说：“两位先生，我当怎样行才可以得救？” 31 他们回答说：“当信主耶稣，你和你一家都必得救。” 这正是腓立比的狱卒在意识到保罗和西拉没有在地震震开锁链后逃走时所问的问题。当时地震使他们的锁链松开，监狱也被震动。狱卒以为囚犯都逃跑了，准备自杀。按照当时的法律，如果狱卒让囚犯逃走，他就要被处死。 保罗大声呼喊告诉他，他们仍然都在。于是狱卒俯伏在保罗面前，问道：“两位先生，我当怎样行才可以得救？” 保罗的回答记载在**《使徒行传》16:31**： “当信主耶稣，你和你一家都必得救。” 那么，“得救”是什么意思呢？ 我